[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 907 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 907

  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of 
                 franchise fee, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

   Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Lee 
of California, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Trone, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. McGovern) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of 
                 franchise fee, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Community Television 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFYING THE DEFINITION OF FRANCHISE FEE.

    Section 622(g)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
542(g)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``includes'' and inserting ``means''; and
            (2) by inserting ``other monetary'' before ``assessment''.
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